Variety (April 1914)

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VARIETY IF YOU DONT ADVERTISE IN ffiRim DONT ADVERTISE AT ALL BIUS NEXT WEEK (April 6) In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Lea* Shows Dally (All houses open for the week with Monday matinee, when not otherwise Indicated.) Theatres Mated as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "S-C" following* name (usually "Empress") are on the Bullivan-Consldlne Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's," are Indi- cated by (pr) following the name. Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or Initials, such as "Orph." "Orpheum Circuit—"U. B. O.," United Booking Offices—"W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- ciation (Chicago)—"8. C," Bullivan-Consldlne Circuit—"P." Pantages Circuit—"Loew." Marcus I,oew Circuit—"Inter." Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A,)—"M," James C Mat- thews (Chicago)—"Pr," Proctor's Circuit (New York)— "J-l-s," Jones. Llnlck sV Schaeffer (Chicago)—"bl." Bert Levey (San Francisco)—"Sva," Western States Vaudeville Association (San Francisco)—"web." Webster Vaudeville Circuit (Chicago)—"cos," E. J. Cox (Chicago)— "the." Theatre Booking Corporation (Walter F. Keefe) (Chicago)—"a," J. H. Alos (Montreal) —"Sun." Ous 8un Circuit (Springfield, O.). Lorraine a Dudley 3 Hlckey Bros Mack a Bills (Two to ill) ORPHEUM (loew) The Keltons Earl a Curtis Anderson a Burt Wilson a Wilson Nell McKtnley Slg Frani Tr (Two to fill) 2d half Viola Duval Ross Fen ton Players McMahon a Mayne Chas Leonard Fletcher Frey Twins (Three to fill) ST JAME8 (loew) Viola Duval Ross Fenton Players McMahon a Mayne Chas L Fletcher Frey Twins (One to fill) 2d half The Keltons Earl a Curtis Anderson a Burt Nell McKlnley 81s Frani Tr (One to fill) York HAMMERSTEINS (ubo) Primrose A Dockstader Lew Dockstader Geo Primrose Ellnore a Williams Florence Tempest Six Brown Bros Curzon Sisters Klutlng's Animals .Toe Pino Richards PALACE (orph) Gertrude Hoffmann Sebastian A Bentley "Sunny South" Flanagan A Edwards Lyons A Yosco FlavlUa Les Yost (Others to fill) COLONIAL (ubo) Fox A Dolly "Red Heads" Mason Keeler Co Lambert A Ball Hussey A Lee Minnie Allen Frozlnl The Bracks ALHAMBRA (ubo) Mr A Mrs C DeHaven Hermlne Shone Co Sam A Kitty Morton Sallle Fisher Kramer a Morton Pedereon Bros De Witt Young a Sis (Others to nil) BRONX (ubo) Sawyer a Jarrott Darrell a Conway Albert Perry Co Stepp Goodrich a K 3 Re nerds (Others to fill) AMERICAN (loew) The Daleys Diaz Monkeys Brown A Newman Morton a Austin Genson a Nelson "Billy's Tombstone" Louise Mayo Ward Bell A Ward (One to fill) 2d half Dollar Troupe Borden A Shannon "Between Trains" Lew Wells Bessie LeCount Morton A Austin Wanda (Two to fill) DELANCEY (loew) Ruth Budd Mabel .Tones Avellng A Lloyd Dorothy Rogers Co Haydn Bertln A Haydn Geo Jays (One to fill) 2d hnlf Genson & Nelson "Oh Effle" Artie Hall Cycling McNutts Purton & Lcrnor The P&lys (Two to fill) ORPHEUM (loew) Kaiser's Dogs "Ward 22" Borden & 9hannon Kelso A Lelgbton Bessie I.ieCount Oliver Arnando Tr (One to fill) 2d hnlf .T C Lewis Co I.ouIhp Mayo Herman Llcb Co Hush & Shapiro Dcltorrlll A GlInRando (One to All) NATIONAL (loew) Miller & Hnckrtt Herman Lleb Co Nichols Sisters Kulllvor Bros (Two to nil) 2d half Mabel Jones 3 Dorothy Rogers Co Ralph Edwards Wall Bell A Ward (Two to fill) 7TH AVE (loew) Montrose A Lytell "Love In Holland" Bogart A Nelson Wanda (Two to fill) 2d half Miller A Hackett "Billy's Tombstone" Hurst Watts A Hurst Wills A Hassan (Two to fill) GREELEY (loew) Zelaya Fennel A Tyson "Between Trains" Brady A Mahoney Dollar Troup (Two to fill) 2d half Morris A Beasley "Winning Widows" Mack Strauss (Five to fill) BOULEVARD (loew) McGlnnls Bros Artie Hall "Son of Solomon" Brant Bros (Two to nil) 2d half Luola Blalsdell Kelso A Leigh ton Hilda Hawthorne Holmes A Holllston Oliver Arnando Tr LINCOLN (loew) "Winning Widows" Lew Wells Wills A Hassan (Three to nil) 2d half "Love In Holland" Wormwood's Animals The Stantons Cliff Bailey (Two to fill) GRAND (loew) Little Nemo Al Rover Burton A Lerner Hilda Hawthorne Allan A FranclB Wormwood's Animals (One to All) 2d half Robert Sterling Craig A Overholt Gordon A Murphey Wood A Doralne Sis Medlln CI A Townes The Torleys DeAlma Pcry A Ray Brooklyn BUSHWICK (ubo) Bernard Relnold Co Jack Wilson Co Fatlma Hlnes A Fox (Others to fill) ORPHEUM (ubo) Orford's Elephants "Kid Kabaret" Klrksmlth Sisters Avon Comedy 4 Ryan A Lee Fred Duprez Vinton A Buster Juggling De Llflle (Others to nil) BIJOU (loew) Kolt & D»Mont OIku Cook 'fildo Lights" Rulph Edwards Cycllne Mcnutts (Two to All) 2d hnlf Montrose & Lytell Brown & Newman Zelaya "Behind Footlights" Nichols Sisters Diaz Monkeys (One to fill) FULTON (loew) Morris & Beasley Minstrels J C Lewis Co Mae FranclB 3 EscardoB (One to fill) 2d half Brown A Moulton Avellng a Lloyd "Side Lights" Olga Cook Minstrels (One to nil) LIBERTY (loew) Blake A Harvard "It Is To Spend" The Stantons General Plsano (One to fill) 2d half Frevoll Rogers A O'Donnell Felix Haney Co Paul LeVan A Dabs (One to fill) SHUBERT (loew) Cliff Bailey Medlln CI A Townes Deltorell! A Gliasando "Mel. How Could You" Herbert A Dennis Torleys (One to nil) 2d half Fennel A Tyson Woods Animals Mae Francis "Son of Solomon" Brant Bros (Two to fill) COLUMBIA (loew) Frevoll Baker A Murray Wood A Doralne Slss Jack Strauss (One to nil) 2d half Allen A Francis "It Is To Spend" Al Rover Kaiser's Dogs (Two to fill) MAJESTIC (ubo) Ramsey 81sters Billy Sheer "Fair Co-flJde" Clark A McCullough "Visions La Flame" 2d half "Pinafore Kiddles" Atlanta, Ga. FORSYTHB (ubo) Ray Cox Arthur Deagon "Fixing Furnace" Wills A Hassan Paul La Croix Kitamura Japs (Two to fill) Battle Crook, Mlek. BIJOU (ubo) American Trumpeters Tracey A Rose "Passenger Wreck" Moss A Frye Shreck A Perclval 2d half "Lovers Lunatics" Bay City, Mich. BIJOU (ubo) Brown A Jackson Venlta Gould "When Women Rule" Adams A Quhl The Dorians 2d half "Going up" BIIIIbsw, Moat. BABCOCK (so) Skatelles Oreen McHenry A D •4 Of a Kind" Julian Rose Paul Azard Troupe SHEA'S (ubo) Chlng Ling Foo Madden A Fltrpatrick McKay a Ardine Roach a McCurdy Skating Boar (Others to fill) ACADEMY (loew) Pearl Stevens Consul Pedro Arthur a Grace Terry Tollman Mario a Clements Sails Bros (Two to fill) LYRIC (loew) Mitchell Olrls Arthur Moris Damascus Troupe Baler a Webb Grace Darnely Matte EMPRESS (sc) Berry a Berry "Barefoot Boy" "Salvation Sue" Morrlssey a Hackett Plcchlsnl Troupe Ala. LYRTC (ubo) Taylor Granville Co Raymond A Caverly Ward & Ratcllff Hopkins Sisters Austin Webb KEITH'S (ubo) 'The BeautleB" Winona Winters Louise Galloway Co Duffy A Lorenz LYRIC (m) "Soul Kiss" Skipper Kennedy A R Jos Remington Co Scott A Wallace Wartenberg Bros CaJ oa a o EMPRE8S (sc) Halsted St (Open Sun Mat) Sbeck D'Arvllle A D Marie 8toddard John Doyle Frank Morrell Torrelll's Circus MAJESTIC (orph) Horace Ooldln Elizabeth Murray Btckel A Watson Hayward Stafford Co Bert Levy Cartmell A Harris Ray Conlln The Dalys PALACE (orph) Jack Norworth Travllla Bros A Seal Bert Errol Lydla Barry Paul Conchas Clark A Verdi Wlllard Slmms Co Nonette Vandlnoff A Louie MCVICKER8 (Jls) Gene Greene Rose A Williams Millard Bros "Choo Choo Olrls" Weber Family Texlco Dan Lelghton Co Warren A Brockway COLONIAL (Jls) Daliy Haroourt Twirling Talbuts Casad Irvln a Cased Bayos a England Zoa Mathews Five Lunatics Marr a ■vans Riding Bldrtdges 2d half Daisy Haroourt Monkey Hippodrome Pat W Miles Co Louis Artos Tr U 8 Military Maids Miller Bros CROWN (Jls) Marie Hughes Hart Cham a Lef Patrick Miles Co Louis Artos Tr 2d half Five Bonnells Scott a Marks (Others to fill) WILSON (Jls) Archer a Ingersoll Alex Kamlnsky "Xmas Capers" 2d half Trevltt's Dogs Alex Kamlnsky 3 Old Veterans Paull a Boyle (Two to All) tasoatoa, Oi ORPHEUM 2d half (Same bill as at Be- gins this Issue) PANTAGES (m) Ethel Dsvls Co Msrtha Russell Co Hslllgsn a Sykes Dotson a Gordon Juggling D'Armo COLONIAL (ubo) Vsnce a Vance Gertrude Dudley Co Ethel Mae Barker Mortimer Snow Co (Two to fill) KEITH'S (ubo) "Green Beetle" "Three Typos" Blanch Beullor Co Empire Comedy 4 Leona Stephens Loon a Co EMPRESS (sc) (Open Bun Met) Cavana Duo Sam Ash Byron a Langdon Joe Cook Cleveland KEITH'S (ubo) Wm Faveranam Co Mr a Mrs J Barry Cabaret 3 Rolandow Bros (Others to nil) MILES (the) Markee Bros Allien a Cullen Anna Eva Fay Italian Trouhadors Marlon Munson ACADEMY (loew) John B Hymer Co Gascb 8lsters (Two to nil) 2d hslf Jim Reynolds W H Armstrong Co 3 Donalds (One to fill) mat. Mica. BIJOU (ubo) Ross Romllll Reiff Bros a Murray "Bachelors Dream" Norwood a Hall Dalto Frees Co 2d half Tillle Abbott Co Lillian Maynard Lillian Doone Co Sllber a North "Bower of Melody" Ft. WayaOf lad. EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun Met) Malvern Comlques 8sns a Sans Tom Waters La Deodlma KEITH'S (ubo) Frank Sheridan Co Henry Lewie Bwor a Mack The Roealres 5 Idaplas (Others to fill) MAJESTIC (Inter) (Open Sun Mat) La Toy Bros Crelghton 81s "Lawn Party" CaplUl City 4 Chalahoo Guatemalans Marshall Montgomery Wiley a Ten Byck Wertk MAJESTIC (inter) (Open 8un Met) Gordon Highlanders Norton a Earle Wilfred Clark Co Mayo A ARraan Catherine Countlss Co Harry Breen Hanlon a Clifton Grand Rapids, Mlek. COLUMBIA (ubo) Will Oakland Co 5 8ullys Vlolinsky Knapp a Cornelia 8prague a McNeece (Others to fill) TEMPLE (ubo) Ethel Green Rube Dickinson Olrard a West Richmond a Msnn Wilson Bros (Others to fill) ORPHEUM Geo Damerel Co Kelly a Pollock Demarest a Chabot Maxlme a Bobby Chick Sale EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun Mat) Ladelfa Comlques Nestor a Delberg John R Gordon Co American Comedy 4 Adas Family Deo Molaoo ORPHEUM (Open Sun Mat) Doris Wilson Co McMahon Diamond A C Edna Showalter Smith Cook A Bran Kelly Duo (Others to nil) ORPHEUM (ubo) Hyams A Mclntyre McConncl A Simpson Hershel Hendler Lewis A Dody Prelle's Dogs (Others to fill) TEMPLE (ubo) Alice Lloyd Wm St James Co Gould A Asblyo Claudius A Scarlet Lockett A Waldron Chief Caupollcan 2 Jonleys MILES (the) Slegel A Matthews Tlelds A Brown The Goodalls Eekert A Berg Pauline Dalata ORPHEUM (Open Sun Mat) James H Cullen Nelson A Nelson Pan tier Duo Harry B Lester Ooaa. POLI'S (ubo) Sam Bernard Jr Grace De Mar Williams A WolfUB Brlerre A King Davis Family (Others to fill) Honokea, N. J. LYRIC (loew) Rogers A O'Donnell Felix Haney Co Jim Reynolds Paul LaVan A Dabs (One to All) 2d half Blake A Harvard "Line No Resistance" 3 Eecardoe (Two to fill) Hot Snrlaaw, Ark. PRINCESS (sc) Two Lowes Leo Beers Milton A De Long Sis Lewi h A Norton 3 Emersons 2d hslf The Travlolas Relzae A Baker The Doughertys Pearl Bro A Burns (One to fill) ■oaatoa MAJESTIC (inter) (Open Sun Mat) Carl Rosine Co Sbriner A Richards Lydla McMillan Co Trovato Scott A Keane Conlln Steele A Car 6 Abdallahs ladlaaaaollo KEITH'S (ubo) Anna Held's Daughter Cross A Josephine Will Rogers Marie Dorr Jones A Sylvester Keller A Wler LYRIC (sc) Todd Nards Ronalr A Ward Klnklad Players Savoy A Brennan 3 Harbys Jaekaoa, Mlek. BIJOU (ubo) "Pinafore Kiddles" 2d half Ramsey 81sten Billy Sheer "Fair Co-eds" Clark A McCullough "Visions La Flame" JaokooBTllla ORPHEUM (Inter) (Open Sun Mat) Dave Wellington Stan Stanley 3 Grace Wilson Saraclna's Band (One to OH) Kalosaaaoo, Mlek. MAJESTIC (ubo) "Lovers Lunatics" 2d half American Trumpeters Tracey A Rose "Passenger Wreck" Moss A Fyre 8hreck A Perclval Csty. Mo. ORPHEUM (Open Sun Mat) Nance O'Nell Co Murphy Nichols Co Julius Tanen Al Von Tllzer Ambler Bros EMPRB8S (sc) (Open Sun Mat) Barton A Lovery Katherlne Klare Richard Mllloy Co Joe Whitehead Sylvester "Day at Circus" Kaoreille* Teaa. KEITH'S (ubo) Chip a Marble Martini a Fabrlnl Gray Trio Bert Hanlon Bartholdl's Birds Lansrfaa;, Mlek, BIJOU (ubo) Tillle Abbott Co Lllltsn Maynard Lillian Doone Co Sllber a North "Bower of Melody" 2d half Rosa Romllll Relff Bro a Murray "Bachelors Dream" Norwood A Hall Dalto Frees Co Llaeola ORPHEUM Dr Herman Eddie Leonard Wllla Holt Wakefield Dooley A Sayles (Others to fill) Little Rock, Ark. MAJESTIC (inter) Rand's Dogs Vera De Basslni Stanley A AConoyer Pearl Bro A Burns Livingston 3 2d half Two Lowes Leo Beers Milton A De Long Sis Lewis A Norton 3 Emersons Loe Aasrelea ORPHEUM Marie Lloyd Ray Samuels Cameron A O'Connor Carlisle A Romer Sam Barton (Others to fill) EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun Mat) Dennis Bros Berke A Korae Rossow Midgets R E O'Connor Co Murray Bennett PANTAGES (m) "Priestess of Kama" Edwin Keough Co E J Moore Weston. A Leon Spanish Goldlnos Loalowtlle KEITH'S (ubo) Louis Simons Co Nina Payne Burkbardt A White 3 Keatons De Vole 3 (Others to fill) Mesaakla OP?HBUM Valerie Bergere Co Fred Lindsay Hale A Peterson 3 Lelghtons Martin Johnson Montambo A Wells (Others to fill) MAJE8TIC (orph) Van A Beaumont Sis Sbaw A McCord John A Mae Burke Gardiner 3 Diamond A Brennan Girl from Milwaukee Wilson A Pearson 2 Alfreds EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun Mat) 3 Falcons Moscropy Sisters Hallen A Fuller Dick Lynch "More Sin Than Us- ual" CRYSTAL (the) Billy Austin Geo A Marie Brown Will H Fox Toney Cornettl 3 Hendricks Belle Is Co ORPHEUM (the) Roman Budwlck Tbe Hartmans Wilson A Lenore Great Henri ORPHEUM (Open Sun Mat) Claude A Fan Usher rronson A Baldwin Sharp A Turek Exposition 4 Valmont A Raynon (Others to fill) MILES (the) Alpha Troupe Murray A HUllan Dave Austin Co El Cota Piccolo Midgets UNIQUE (sc) (Open Sun Mat) Two Georges Rathskeller 3 Mary Gray Tom Nawn Co Onalp MoatroaL Oaa. ORPHEUM (ubo) Cressy A Dayne Abeam Troupe Kirk A Fogarty Ashley A Canfleld Brooks A Bowen Mile Tina (Others to nil) FRANCAI8 (loew) McNamee Rita Redmond 3 Brownies The Lock wood s Haywood Sisters Mysterlo Wewkarsrk. If. T. COHEN O H (loew) Gordon A Murphey Brown A Moulton Mrs Jane Co Harry Thomson (One to fill) 2d half General Plsano Rose A Moon "Mel How Could You" Gee Jays (One to fill) Now Orloaaa ORPHEUM "Beauty Skin Deep" The Zanclgs Tbos Jackson Co Muriel A Francis .Tohn E Hazzerd Mullen A Coogan Lennet A Wilson Bow Rochello, If. T. LOEW Rose A Moon Bush A Shapiro Wood's Animals 2d hair Herbert A Dennis (Two to fill) Bevfelk. Va. COLONIAL (ubo) Roht L Dalley Co "Matinee Olrls" Robbie Gordone Bert Melrose Buckley's Animals (Others to nil) Oaklaart. Cal. ORPHEUM (Open Sun Mat) "To Save One Girl" Julia Na*h Co Mosher Hayes A M